New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-05
SUICIDE or A REJECTED LOVER.


. yorNG ppOoxlyx MAN SHOOTS HIMsELY BE
cArsE REFUSED By A STERN PARENT.
Frederick O. Horton, age twenty-sir. son ct Ben
jsmin d. Horton, wealthy citizen Of Brooklyn. shot
and killed himself early yesterasy morning In mas
fathers h ouse No. 223 cl~rmont-Ive. Young herhn
baa been me ping for several weeks and his des9on-
dency seemed 10 grow greater nom day 10 day his
parents could give cause for his 10" spif1ts et-
cept lack OF occupation. From letter fonnd on MS
body and few facts brought ont since his death, 1t
seems likely tina. he took his lite in fit OF detection
over rejected love suit Horizons isfher owns
.ood deal OF real estate between Hillary and johnson
sts and has long been IN prosperous circumstances
The SOD had place for short time IN loeser q y
goods store but did net like the werk ana qu, y. ne
has rather gay since going about good deal 70
dinners, balls and SIX a.ing INKS
At the Palace Koller Skating Rink winter ago, he
met Eva Kappel. <ho aocce 5ted his attentions Tor
several months. and afterward jlted him. Horton
never got the disappointment, and all through
the spring he show signs OF and
and took no ibiersst IN things at home
On Wednesday his parents thought they noticed a
change Tor the better In his spirns he went our
after dinner and stayed late. He got in some time
near midnight. and his grandmother heard him turn
Ing on the water the bathroom, add alter ward
going down into the cellar. as she t0ouSht 10 get
something To eat sound like the Ind OF reirigefa-
tor falling up from below and alter thai al
quit The grandmother iay awake ti I:.'o q M.
and hearing oOrhpg further Of the Dung man, grew
trig bteprd and woke Mr.. Horton tie went do ana
looked through the diuing-room aud kitchen for hs
and then called several tliIes Tor nm- oeAine
no answer and seeing the cellar door open he maze
bis wa, down there. 10 the middle OF the Door was
hi, sons body. the bool trickng dowL over the clue
of his taco No weapon In eight. aud the father
suspected q murder and quickly sent 10 the Myrtle
Avenue Station tor the police. The officers found
pie tol under the body With Que ehamoer empty Inc
bullet had gone 10 through the n sht temple.
A letter Was discovered in the young mans room l
had been torn pieces, aud some oil tie Dts were
lost. 1t read as follows:
August 3. 1887
DEAR FATHKH: Forgive should IS is,i IL
clnsd 10 do this morning and 10 nethinE more OF les
worthless lie Of mine into my Own hsas ANU
disposug AS tho feeling At this moment may come
indeed been KIND good ndu xtner W ma
Any fayer my Dsautifu little Believe mo Ia
frame ever
letter was also found in young Horizons ciothes.
IL will be kept secret until tho inquest 10 made
Eva Kappel, of No. as Cermont-aye. Is barely
fifteen years old, but large, well developed and
s.rikineiy pretty. Her father, Henry Kappo'. said
last uie at that Young Horton bad paid attention
to his daughter for several mc5ths He had never
looked on the young man as ms daughters eu"or,
however, and had idea that the attentions were
sci ous. The girl 900 young to think OF g-ttng
married. He had heard OF has daughter meeting
Young Horton constantly, but couldn't say that he
had really had an linking OF tho young fellows IN
tcntions until Wednesday night. when Horton came
10 him ano made hun formal proposal tor MS dargh,
tefs hand. Mr. Kappel taken aback, and led
that il was absurd 10 think OF marriage. lie had sent
Horton of rather abruptly, and the young iei.ow
seemed q all broken up"